Westport fire that damaged 2 homes under investigation

WESTPORT — A fire that caused significant damage to two homes Monday evening remains under investigation.

Fire Department spokesman Capt. Michael Silvia said damage to the homes at 201-203 Davis Road is estimated at approximately $150,000.

Firefighters responded to the reported fired at 6:22 p.m. and found heavy fire coming from a one-story home that had spread to a nearby two-story house. Both homes were vacant at the time.

With the fire already causing heavy damage, Silvia said firefighters attacked the blaze from the outside with assistance from Fall River, Dartmouth and Tiverton firefighters. Westport and Fall River emergency medical assistance crews were also on scene to assist firefighters as they rotated during the fire. One firefighter was taken to a local hospital with smoke-related injuries.